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The History of SOURCENEXT
- 1996
- August
- SOURCE CORPORATION is founded.
- December
- Released "KYOSOKU95" performance-enhancing utility software
- 1997
- June
- Released "TOKU-UCHI" typing software
- 1998
- December
- Released "KEIKAI DENWA" mobile phone data editing software
- 1999
- October
- Company name changed to SOURCENEXT CORPORATION
- 2000
- March
- Introduced the first "Mileage Service" in the history of PC software industry
- June
- Opened "SOURCENEXT eSHOP" on the SOURCENEXT Web site
- 2001
- February
- Introduced the first "Reassurance Policy" (return policy) in the history of the PC software industry
- 2003
- February
- Began the "Commoditizing Strategy", with flagship products priced in the 1,980 yen price range
- March
- Began including "Auto-Install" feature with products
- September
- Relocated head office to Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
- 2004
- November
- Introduced the Slim Package (with an unfolding cover containing product information)
- 2006
- July
- Released "Virus Security ZERO" no-update-fee, no-expiration security software
- November
- Opened "SOURCENEXT eSHOP Mobile" e-commerce site for mobile phone users
- December
- Listed in Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers
- 2008
- January
- Ranked No.1 in units of PC software sold for five consecutive years in "Gfk Japan Certified"
- Ranked No.1 in units sold in 12 categories in "GfK BEST 1"
- The total units of PC software sold for all time reached 25 million copies
- May
- Released "HOMEPAGE ZERO" website creation software that supports the latest Web trends
- June
- Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- September
- Released the "U-Memo" series, a series which replaced the traditional CD-ROM install media with USB Flash Drives.
- 2009
- January
- The "U-Memo" series is awarded the "2008 BCN Best Product Award" as a representative product for the Audio-Visual/PC category.
- June
- Released "CHOUJIMAKU", an innovative series which integrated English Learning with hit Hollywood films.
- November
- Relocated head office to Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
- 2010
- January
- Ranked No.1 in number of domestic PC software units sold for 7 years in a row in "GfK Japan Certified"
- Ranked No.1 in 9 categories in "GfK BEST 1"
- Sold 30million units of PC software since the company's formation
- March
- Released our new slogan "Software is Exciting"
- April
- Released the first iPhone application called "Chou-jimaku Word List"
- July
- Released the first Cloud Computing service package, "EVERNOTE Starter pack"
- August
- Released an iPhone application "Business Card Manager"
- Established business partnership with Baidu ,Inc, the 3rd biggest internet browser company in the world.
- September
- Established a subsidiary Choujimaku Corporation that took over the role of obtaining intellectual property rights, transferring of rights, licensing, selling and managing "CHOUJIMAKU Series".
- 2011
- January
- The number of registered users exceeded 10million.
- The number of Virus Security users exceeded 7.2million.
- Ranked No.1in number of software units sold in 9 categories out of 27 in "GFK BEST1".
- * 2010 Figure taken for each venders in "PDF Category", "OCR/Translation Category", "Maps/Traffic Guides Category",
- "Mobile Phone Category", "Keyboard Category", "Language Learning/Testing Software Category",
- "PC/Software Learning Category", "Video Editing/DVD Related Category", "Utility Category".
- (According to GfK Japan research of sales data for major domestic electronics retailers)
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